Newly Graded Road; Cracks in Frozen Ground. Original caption: 44-940: Looking East. New grade built and light ballast in place across flat swampy area. About 18' tundra and moss stripped and piled at edge of clearing. Note deep ruts in forground due to attempt to excavate frozen ground. Left to thaw and drain. Original caption: 44-941: Frozen ground encountered in cut about 10 ft. below surface. Note large cracks that develop during thawing period. Had to stop working in this cut account of mud. Could hold material in fills. Photos by Lewellen, Sept, 1942. State: Alaska.

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